Conference: Setting the agenda for the European defence sector (04/03/2014)
Published on: 03/03/2014, Last update: 24/06/2015

The rapidly changing international economic situation and constantly emerging new security concerns mean that the European defence industry must transform itself if it is to be capable of maintaining the security of the EU in the years to come.

In this context, Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship and Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services will co-host tomorrow, 4 March, a high-level conference on the defence industry and markets in Brussels. European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, will open the conference the key objective of which is to work with the defence community to identify the best ways to implement the actions set out in the recent Commission Communication on defence, in the light of the European Council Conclusions adopted in December 2013.